Coffee Guide
RISE OF THE MACHINES
One of the hallmarks of third-wave coffee has been the
forefronting of the barista as artisan. Stumptown’s original selling
point against Starbucks was that it French press
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Features
We herewith collate—with minimal commentary—the most cogent, interesting, thoughtful or witty comments to have washed up on our virtual shores this week. Congratulations, commenters: You have won nothing but our esteem. 5. Beaverton was busy celebrating itself on September 6, so we joined in—sort of. One reader says we could have done that celebrating with way better coffee.icyravens writes:No ...
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Except Sassy's, apparently.

Food & Drink
"We’re not a strip club," the owner at Hillsboro's Dream Cup Espresso bikini barista shop told our writer. "We’re a classy business that sells a good cup of bikini coffee." Now we know why he was so eager to make the distinction: In news surprising to probably no one, the coffee served at strip clubs is apparently awful. Looking to combine Portland's two great claims to fame—you ...
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Food & Drink
On multiple occasions when putting together this year's coffee issue, I thought "I wish there was a list of every coffee roaster in Portland." The closest thing was this one we wrote a couple of years ago. But things change. I've updated the list with every new roaster I'm aware of (please let me know if I'm missing one and I'll add it to the list), plus a few from not-quite-Portland-but-pretty-close ...
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Is there a locally grown morning jump-start?

Dr. Know
Portland is the land of the coffee hound, but it’s also
the home of zealous locavores. Coffee won’t grow anywhere near Oregon,
so it’s hard to be both of those things at the same time. Is th
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